Bereaved Roma Starlet Umar Departs Nigeria Camp; 16 Players Train Ahead Mexico Clash
Published: July 02, 2016
According to information gathered by allnigeriasoccer.com’s editorial staff, Roma rising star Sadiq Umar will leave the Nigeria U23s camp in Mexico on Saturday, July 2. Manager Samson Siasia permitted the teenage striker to leave the training camp following the death of his father.Sadiq Umar’s dad was battl...
Exciting Winger Olamide Shodipo Turning Heads At Queens Park Rangers
Published: July 02, 2016
Olamide Shodipo is inching closer to making his competitive debut for Championship side Queens Park Rangers, ahead of the forthcoming season. In the 2015-2016 campaign, the exciting winger was one of the key men in QPR’s U21s squad but is currently training with the first team, taking part in a friendly against A...
Exclusive : Slovenian Manager Throws Hat In The Ring To Coach Super Eagles
Published: July 02, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Slovenian manager Ivo von Sajh-Scheich is among the candidates vying to coach the Super Eagles, ahead of the resumption of qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup.In football parlance, Sajh-Scheich is now a free agent as he last handled Kano Pillars in 2009, helping the club qualif...
Official Shocked Over Axing Of Spurs Winger Oduwa, Solomon-Otabor From Nigeria Squad
Published: July 02, 2016
Team Nigeria UK supremo David Doherty has expressed shock over the axing of Tottenham Hotspur winger Nathan Oduwa and Birmingham City Young Player of the Year Viv Solomon-Otabor from Nigeria’s provisional roster for the Olympic Games.Oduwa debuted for the squad in a high-profile friendly against Brazil in March a...
Chelsea Superkid Solanke Snubs Advances of Nigerian Officials Over International Future
Published: July 02, 2016
Chelsea striker Dominic Solanke has been playing hard to get regarding switching his international allegiance from England to Nigeria, according to Team Nigeria UK boss David Doherty.Team Nigeria UK is recognized by the Nigerian Federation and the Sports Ministry and one of its main responsibilities is to convince play...
Highly-Rated Chelsea Teen Midfielder Ready To Play For Nigeria After England Snub
Published: July 02, 2016
Chelsea starlet Tariq Uwakwe will not turn down the opportunity to represent Nigeria at U20 level if he is called up to the national team by the Nigeria Football Federation. Born in North London to a Nigerian dad, the midfielder can also turn out for England internationally but has not yet been invited to any of their ...
Hal Robson-Kanu Stars As Wales Beat Belgium In Euro 2016 Quarterfinal
Published: July 01, 2016
Wales came from behind to beat Belgium 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2016 European Championship at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Friday night. Former Reading winger Hal Robson-Kanu was named in the starting lineup of the British team for the second time in the tournament and worked an eighty-minute shift before he was s...
Premier League World TV Crew Travel To Finland To Interview Ex-Everton Striker Amokachi, Junior
Published: July 01, 2016
JS Hercules striker Junior Elijah Obagbemiro was interviewed by Premier League World TV crew on Thursday, June 30th at their stadium alongside former Everton star Daniel Amokachi. The interview lasted for five minutes and questions were asked about his career and as his role as the recreational head of the project of t...
West Brom Defender Solanke Called Up To England Squad
Published: July 01, 2016
West Brom defender of Nigerian descent Tomiwa Solanke has been called up to the England U16s get-together at St George’s Park later this month.Aged 15, Solanke was named to the squad alongside two of his Baggies teammates after impressing for the Academy team last term.The England U16s will hold a four-day traini...
Nigerian Federation Postpones Federation Cup Games
Published: July 01, 2016
The Nigeria Football Federation has postponed matches of the Round of 16 of this year’s men Federation Cup competition as well as the quarter –final matches of the women competition as a result of the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.After the Federal Government announced on Friday that there would be public holid...
Nigeria U23s Hold First Training Session In Mexico Ahead Friendly
Published: July 01, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that the Nigeria U23s will hold their first training session in Mexico on Friday, 24 hours before they face off against the North Americans in an international friendly at the Aguascalientes Stadium.The second batch of players and coach Samson Siasia landed in Mexico on Thursday, ...
Update: No Headway In Negotiations For Watford Target Uche Agbo
Published: July 01, 2016
Representatives of Udinese midfielder Uche Agbo continue to thrash out terms with Watford over the transfer of the former Nigeria U20 international. Talks with the Hornets higher-ups started around the same time as that involving Isaac Success, who has already arrived in the United Kingdom to join his new team, whereas...
Nigerian Exports : Igiebor Nets Brace; Onuachu Strikes;Taiwo, Oduamadi, John Start; Mbong, Effiong Lose ; Etuhu Absent; Alfa Benched
Published: June 30, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, Game 1 on Thursday. Ex-Golden Eaglets star Abdullahi Alfa remained on the bench in Ventspils’ 2-0 win at home against  Vikingur.Taye Taiwo and Nnamdi Oduamadi both started at the Central stadium of ...
Nigerian Starlets Omole, Olowu Sign Scholarship Deals With Arsenal
Published: June 30, 2016
Two Nigerian teenagers Toby Omole and Joseph Olowu have signed scholarship deals with English Premier League club Arsenal, the official website of the Gunners, arsenal.com, has reported.Omole and Olowu have followed in the footsteps of Chuba Akpom and Nigeria national-teamer Alex Iwobi, who both graduated from Hale End...
Liverpool Striker Awoniyi, Ajayi, Akpeyi Touch Down On American Soil; Set To Join Squad In Mexico
Published: June 30, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the second batch of Nigeria U23s players have just landed in the United States where the national team will hold a training camp ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games.But just like the first batch who touched down on American soil on Wednesday morning, they will only have few hours to re...